Lighthouse ONE FINE MORNING 1971 UK LP 1st Vertigo Swirl PLAYS NEAR MINT HEAR
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IN MAGNIFICENT CONDITION- PLAYS NEAR MINT
FIRST PRESS - VERTIGO SWIRL LABEL
EX+ SLEEVE
THE RECORDS
THE LABELS
THE BACK AND WHITE LABELS ARE IN TOP CONDITION. THE JET BLACK BASE COLOUR ON THE A SIDE IS RICH AND VIBRANT AND UNRUBBED, AND FULLY STRETCHES INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS ALL PERFECTLY LEGIBLE AND AGAIN UNRUBBED. THE WHITE SIDE IS A BRILLIANT WHITE.THERE ARE JUST ONE - TWO REALLY SMALL SPIDER LINES CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE
THE VINYL
THE VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW AND HAS RETAINED ALL OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE. THE VINYL IS IN SUPERB CONDITION, AND EVEN UNDER A MAGNIFYING HALO THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE APART FROM A FEW WISPY HAIRLINESTHE TEST PLAY
THE LP PLAYS SUPERBLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH BOTH SIDES. THE CLARITY OF THE REPRODUCTION IS SUPERB WITH EVERY NOTE BEING HEAR CRISPLY AND CLEARLY.
THERE IS CERTAINLY NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE AND NO CLICKS ANYWHERE. THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION AT ANY POINT.
ALL I HEARD DURING THE PLAYTHROUGH WERE A FEW TINY SPECKS OF VERY LIGHT LOW LEVEL STATIC LIKE BACKGROUND IN A SILENT PASSAGE OR TWO
SILENT LINKING GROOVES
JUST A COUPLE OF THE TINIEST TICS OR POPS
I HAVE NO HESITATION IN PLAY GRADING THIS AUDIO NEAR MINT
THE SLEEVE
NON LAMINATED MATTE GATEFOLD SLEEVE
THE FRONT SURFACE IS FLAT AND CLEAN,AND THE COLOURS ARE RICH AND VIBRANT
THESE VERTIGO SLEEVES WERE PRONE TO THE UNDERCOAT SHOWING THROUGH AT THE SLIGHTEST BIT OF RUB AND A HUGE PERCENTAGE OF THE HAVE GREENING AROUND THE EDGES WHERE THE BASE COLOUR PEEKS THROUGH DUE TO RUBBING. THIS COPY BARELY HAS ANY, JUST A SLIVER AROUND THE EDGES WHICH IS REALLY THIN
THERE ARE A COUPLE OF TINY SPECKS OF PAPER PULL . TWO UNDER THE TOP EDGE AND ON UNDER THE VERTIGO SYMBOL
THERE ARE THREE SMALL PRESSURE LINES ON THE SPINE TWO ON THE TOP EDGE, ONE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE
THE FOUR CORNER TIPS HAVE A DOT OF RUB
THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGES ONLY SHOW A FEW TINY DOTS OF RUB
THE SPINE HAS ALL OF THE ORIGINAL TYPEFACE PERFECTLY LEGIBLE, AND IS ALSO UNWORN, AND IS TOTALLY FLAT AND UNSQUASHED. THE ENDS HAVE NO WEAR. THERE IS A TINY BIT OF RUB JUST BELOW HALFWAY
THE OPENING EDGE IS STILL VERY SHARP WITH A COUPLE OF TINY THUMB NAIL NICKS
THE REAR SURFACE IS IN SUPERB CONDITION, JUST A COUPLE OF SPINE PRESSURE LINES
OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS TWO PRISTINE INNERS
THE SWIRL INNER SLEEVE HAS NO SPLITS BUT HAS AGED
I HAVE NO HESITATION IN GRADING THIS SLEEVE EX+
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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